Newsletter for Sunday, Aug 07 2016

INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ALSO INVESTIGATING JOHNNY DOC

In addition to the FBI probe made public with a series of raids last Friday, union boss John Dougherty is also dealing with an investigation on the state level. Unlike the Feds, who are looking into campaign donations, the “aggressive grand jury inquiry by the state Attorney General’s Office” is researching a pattern of intimidation, according to the Inquirer.It started after Doc was caught on video in a fight at a South Philly construction site last February.

WHEN AND WHERE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO BUY WINE IN PHILLY GROCERY STORES

On Monday, for the first time since Prohibition, it will be legal for grocery stores and hotels and restaurants with applicable licenses to sell wine. Well, Monday is when they can apply to do it. The wine won’t magically appear; it’s going to take a little while. When it does, here’s where it’ll be.

Four bartenders will battle to make the best Bluecoat gin/Fernet Branca drinks they can. Ticket includes one of each creation, plus a raffle to win a sweet bicycle; half the price goes to familes of Orlando shooting victims.